26 July 2008

it's perhaps worth noting from the western hemisphere that at multiplepoints in the day my mother has told me i should have remained tosettle in india. not in the, "i would like you to live in the homecountry" kind of way, but more in the "christ, you're so weirdlyindian" tone of surprise. this after i relax into ecstacy hearingpandit jasraj on her astropod or sing impromptu krishna ditties.

to which i just responded, "yes of course, but my teachers havemandated i go to the west"

why?

"spreading a message of peace and love"

[beat]

"starting with you!"

it's all in good fun and we're both laughing.

"it's a tough start, i know. but my teachers are good"

which is the only true part. last night's bedtime reading, some sortof treatise on how the sacred play (lila) of krishna and radha isnectar (amrut) to us mortals, mentioned that in every stanza of poetrywe are behooved to include the name of god.

i'm trying to remember, grandmother.

until then the west wind on the delta and the east wind on lostmountain are doing me well. there is a lot of slow transcriptionhappening but by the end of the week there will be updates on thefollowing projects

just trying to keep the noose tightened. also, 2nd edition bigodefinally got some website updates, please check them out and as always,"tell all yer friends". i have now actually seen the new cookbook andit looks very spiffy, thanks to donald knuth and chris gregori.